[Antennas] License ease(was random wire)
Mike Rhodes
[email protected]
2003年1月25日 19:54:18 -0500
Got my 'E' in the fall of '68, right before the beginning of 'incentive
licensing'. Novice in '64, General in '65 and then nothing until '68 because
at that time there was no reason - at least not that made sense to a 16 year
old - to upgrade because there were no additional privleges. Anyhow, at that
time, it was 2 years as a General before you could sit for the 'E'. You were
also required to have a minimum of operating time logged and available to
show the examiner should he ask for it. No idea what those actual
requirements were though.
Mike / W8DN
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Horton" <[email protected]>
To: "Jim Reid" <[email protected]>; "David Shrader"
<[email protected]>; <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2003 7:32 PM
Subject: Re: [Antennas] License ease(was random wire)
> At 14:06 25-01-03 -1000, Jim Reid wrote:
> >So how, maybe, to re-establish the idea that the Extra Class
> >represents the highest level of "expertise"? Only thought I
> >might suggest is to go back to an earlier requirement, from
> >the 50's and earlier I think: you must hold the General
> >license class ticket for some extended period of time before
> >you are eligible to "sit" for the Extra exam. What period of
> >time? Was a year at one time to hold Class B before you
> >could take the Class A exam. Perhaps a year as General
> >would give a new, active ham at least some appreciation
> >for the technical and operational elements of amateur radio
> >that might lead him/her on to Extra "expertise" level, if
> >that is felt to be a desired meaning for the Extra ticket.
> Jim,
> I'm pretty sure it was a five year wait before you could really even
> think about it!
> 73, Tom K5IID
> "E" Sorter for the ARRL W5 QSL Bureau
> Williamstown, WV
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